The Triathlon Hour

My thoughts on what has just unfolded at Ironman Hamburg. This is the saddest day I've experienced in my time in triathlon.  

This week Taylor Spivey joins us and we talk all things WTCS Cagliari including Hayden’s 28:30 run battle with Alex Yee and Taylor’s podium. Needing to pop on runs is a big topic, Jack‘s observations, Yes or No with Hammer and the GIVEAWAY WINNER IS ANNOUNCED!  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!)...

Magnus takes us through the PTO European Open from his point of view, we talk fairings and putting things down your top for aerodynamic gain when cycling, doping & Collin Chartier, Jan Frodeno’s comeback and how he plans to beat Kristian Blummenfelt the next time they race.  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody a...

This week Hayden, Jack & Hammer are joined by Javier Gomez, one of the greatest triathletes to have ever lived. After talking all about Javier's career, Jack's observations returns as does "Yes or No" with Hammer. 

The biggest name in female long course triathlon, and close to the biggest star in triathlon full stop, Lucy Charles-Barclay joins us today. We talk all things training, racing & living the triathlete lifestyle.  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ PILLAR PE...

The first episode of Hayden Wilde’s Triathlon Show is here! A deeper look into all things short course triathlon led by one of the worlds best short course athletes. This series will be sometimes serious, sometimes fun and full of opinions. Found here every week on How They Train.

Kristian Blummenfelt is the #1 ranked triathlete in the world. He’s the only triathlete to ever be an Ironman World Champion, Olympic Champion, Ironman 70.3 World Champion & WTCS World Champion. On todays episode Kristian talks about his training and all things triathlon!  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody app...

The last episode in what has been one of the craziest triathlon stories you’ll ever see is here. The boys all raced the PTO European Open on the weekend and come on to talk about their weeks in the lead up and then go into all the details about their races and the race itself. What a whirlwind series this has been. I truly don’t think anyone saw this series becoming what it did. On behalf of Fred,...

Max Neumann just won the PTO European Open holding off Kristian Blummenfelt, Magnus Ditlev, Jan Frodeno & Alistair Brownlee. He gave us the exclusive podcast to chat about it.  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form...

Fred, Aaron, Mika, Tom & Myself go into all the behind the scenes details on Collin Chartier. Probably give a bit too much of an inside look into the whole situation. Then we move onto training weeks, then the PTO European Open this weekend and how the boys think it will play out and go deep on the race. This episode is massive. 2 hours we needed for it all and never a dull moment. Precision Fuel...

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Triathlon Hour. In this weeks episode with Sam we discuss Doping in triathlon, his withdrawal from the PTO European Open + his predictions on how it will go down as well as his plans to win the Ironman World Champs this year. This is a How They Train podcast dedicated specifically to triathlon news, current affairs, race previews, recaps or analysis and all...

Collin Chartier tested positive for EPO in an out of competition drug test in March 2023. This information became public knowledge today. He has been banned from competing in professional sport for 3 years. This is the interview where he tells us everything. 

Björn Geesman is one of the best triathlon coaches in the world. He is a sports scientist who coaches 2 x Ironman World Champion Patrick Lange, Kat Matthews and a handful of other professional triathletes.  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOG...

On this week’s episode of Road to the PTO European Open Tom has a verbal altercation with the weather, Mika is putting in the work aqua jogging but believes some of the grandmas might be cheating by using their arms to drop him, Aaron goes over his preparation for Challenge Mogan-Gran Canaria this weekend and Fred talks about the effects of altitude on his training. The boys reveal a special scoop...

Is Flora Duffy the greatest female triathlete of all time? She’s definitely in the discussion and she joins us tomorrow on the podcast. We talk about her Olympic gold medal, her time training for and racing 70.3’s and PTO races, how she took her run from being average at the world level to being the best in the sport, as well as hearing how her swim & bike are so good and what she did to make that...

With just over 3 weeks to go until the PTO European Open things have really ramped up! Mika is back and gives an update on his broken leg and what actually went down, Aaron Royle goes over his recent aero testing, Fred keeps putting week after week of great training together &  the boys discuss the Ibiza after party. All of that (and of course the usual training week breakdowns) in this weeks epis...

Rudy Von Berg takes us inside the training camp at Kona he did with Lionel Sanders, Collin Chartier and their coach Mikal Iden. We then talk about the training he did under former coach Luc Van Lierde (a 2 x Ironman World Champion himself) that took Rudy to a podium at the Ironman 70.3 World Champs in 2019 and how it differs from the training he and Mikal Iden have been doing in the lead up to Iro...

Well, this is officially the craziest week of Road to the PTO European Open so far. Collin is injured and it's looking unlikely he will be ready to race and Mika had a broke crash and was in hospital when the episode was being recorded. So as the last man standing Frederic Funk called in Aaron Royle & Tom Bishop to fill in. Both of these two are athletes who will be at the front of the race so it...

John Rodgers is one of the most decorated and famous swim coaches the world has ever known. He is the swim coach of countless triathletes such as Jan Frodeno, Braden Currie, Josh Amberger, Brad Kahlefelt, Belinda Granger, Tim O’Donnell as well as being a long time head coach of the Australian Olympic Swim Team. JR, as he’s known, is 85 years old and has been coaching for 54 years. He is known for...

On this weeks episode the boys are joined by Aaron Royle who is also training for the European Open. Collin talks about his injury and having dinner with Olav Aleksander Bu - great story. Fred gets drug tested AGAIN and Mika is still finishing his German bread. LOTS of German bread. All that, lots of training talk more on this weeks episode of the Road to the PTO European Open! *Sign up to PATREON...

Kat Matthews came 2nd at the Ironman World Champs, broke 8 hours at the sub 8 project, was having one of the best years of anyone in triathlon and was training to win Kona. That was her goal. Then one day while out training she got hit by a car in a horrific accident. This is her story.   *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is sti...

In this weeks episode the boys discuss their coaches. Who they are, what they do, etc. Fred gets drug tested. Mika swims in 23 degree Fahrenheit pools and the usual training week breakdowns!  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to h...

Sam Long, one of the worlds best long course triathletes, joins us with his brand new coach in 2023 Dan Plews. There is something special about having both coach and athlete on an episode. It allows us to dive much deeper into both sides of the training. This is no exception. In the first podcast or bit of media Sam and Dan have done together we cover every aspect of their time working together so...

A full day of eating detailed by the boys including Mika eating his muesli out of a flower vase and having 9000 calories in a day. Colin's swimming turning into the Norwegians swimming, wind blowing Mika a full 180 degrees on his bike, lots of training talk and lots more on Week 4 of Road to the PTO European Open.

Legendary long course triathlete Cam Brown joins us to talk about his fabled 45 hour training weeks and reputation as being the hardest trainer in triathlon history. Cam has come runner up at The Ironman World Championships twice and third twice and was known amongst his peers to be doing the highest volume of training in the sports history. As we find out on the podcast, this was certainly true....